Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 252 in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Buisson is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Buisson does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Buisson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Vignes et son ermitage, in Visan, 3.1 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buisson.
Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town, lower than both Vaucluse’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Buisson in two is 56.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Buisson | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Buisson: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,180 a year per consumption unit, in line with Vaucluse’s towns (€25,140) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Buisson.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Buisson. Best known first.
Nothing in Buisson is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Buisson yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buisson | 252 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 6,058 | 4.1 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | 2,656 | 6.2 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Valréas | 9,224 | 7.2 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Nyons Drôme | 6,816 | 8.6 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Malaucène | 2,758 | 9.5 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat | 2,939 | 9.8 | B | C+ | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Buisson is a commune of 252 people in the Communauté de communes Vaison Ventoux. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.